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Building the Gort line : the BEF and its defences in France 1939-40

Title
Building the Gort line : the BEF and its defences in France 1939-40 / Dave Thurlow.
Author
Thurlow, Dave
Publication
  • Warwick, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
468 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Subject
  • Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force > History > World War, 1939-1945
  • Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Western Front
  • Military campaigns
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-468).
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Background -- 2. Different Paths: British, French and German Grand Strategies and the Road to War -- 3. Defending Secteur Defensive De Lille -- 4. Allied Strategy to meet a German Attack -- 5. Building the Gort Line -- 6. Taking over more of the line -- 7. Sitzkrieg: Holding the Line throughout the Long Winter -- 8. The Defences: Part I -- Pillboxes -- 9. The Defences: Part II -- Field Works and Obstacles -- 10. The Battle Of France and Flanders and Aftermath -- 11. The Gort Line Today -- 12. Final Thoughts -- Appendices -- I. BEF Officer reports on French Pillboxes -- II. Belgian Defences -- III. Attack on a Fortified Position -- IV. Pillboxes Constructed / Planned by the BEF -- Extracted from War Diaries.
ISBN
  • 9781911628767
  • 1911628763
OCLC
  • on1048939136
  • 1048939136
  • SCSB-9415417
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library